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- 24 MarAdam in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
Florence, Where the Medici Family Gathered Their Treasures
Naples, fine and amazing !
Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi and the Dome – the whole Florence is a superb museum
Those who view the city from the enormous lantern of the Dome are amazed by the charm of Florence. The tile of the roof seems to be made of velvet. Its roof is made of golden shade and the churches, squares and bridges appear as jewels of a superb necklace.
The Romans named the settlement on the river banks of Arno Florentia ( the flourishing). Indeed, its name suited well: Florence flourished, becoming wealthy and powerful, a center of an extremely able republic. In the 14th Century, many poor and disobedient wool spinning mill professionals participated at the very first industrial revolution from history, later on, Michelangelo sculpted the statue of David as a symbol of the republics prudence.
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The Queen of the Adriatic.
Dubrovnik ©Trish Hartmann/flickr
The Medieval Ragusa holds today the name Dubrovnik.
The motto of Dubrovnik is ” liberty is not for sale not even for all the earths money” , but the locals also approves the words of the modern cynical Bernard Shaw ” The city is the paradise of earth”.
Like a flower, the “pearl of the Adriatic” with its Italian architecture, lies at the edge of the sea, protected by its strong walls. During the Yugoslav wars, the Serbs bombarded Dubrovnik, and people from all around the world highly protested against the destruction of unique monuments. Nowadays the provoking destruction of the war were removed in full thanks to its workers great job and international funding, eventually coming back to its normal state.
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The Glorious Acropolis of Athens
The Acropolis shines brightly
The sacred mountain of Athena was once a cult center in ancient times.
The chaotic and intense traffic in the center of city seemingly do not bother its locals. The motorcycles and horns do not have any effect for the numerous clients of cafes. Even agitated entrepreneurs who strains through the numerous crowd seemingly are not bothered. The Athenians continue to smile with a humble and good-nature personality in their continuously growing city.
- 23 MarAdam in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
The Venerable Bologna
Bologna ©Roberto Taddeo/flickr
The heightened towers and arcades of proud families expands to kilometers.
Bologna la Rossa (the red one) gives you thoughts about the tiles of roofs, the colors of the houses, but also about the fact that the city was lead by the left wing policy for 50 years. It is also nicknamed la dotta (the scholar one) by those who are impressed by its education institute, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1088. Others, dreaming about local cold meats like “la Mortadella” for example pork roasts, truffles, and the most important, the bolognese sauce.
- 22 MarAdam in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
The Lovely Life of Nice
Nice with it’s eye at the beach ©Thomas Leth-Olsen
Those with full hands throngs at the des Anglais Promenade. The old town is a bastion of gastronomy.
A young couple watches from the balcony of Negresco hotel, situated above the Angels Gulf( Baie de Anges), enjoying the breeze, the sun and the luxury of the hotel with belle-epoque style, having a pink dome. The beach ends with a blinding white view.
- 19 MarAdam in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
The Happy Periods of Cordoba
Cordoba 1902 – Spain
A forest of columns reminds us of the glorious past of Cordoba.
A half a century after the occupation of Andalusia by the Moors, an educated young man entered in front of a cavalry in Cordoba in the year of 756. He was Abd-er-Rahman I, the son of the last Calif Omeyyad of Damasc with Berber origins. He began the ascension of one the worlds most liberal and prosperous metropolises in the old world.
- 10 MarAdam in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
Lyon, The Gastronomy Metropolis
Lyon ©FredPO
Lyon is the commemorated center of gastronomic arts, but also an architectural pearl.
Truffles and mushrooms, along them chicken, pigeons and nuts, mixed with shells, pikes, accompanied by fruits and vegetables. Saint-Antoinette square is the best square for knowing the city in a Sunday morning. More than 1.000 people are walking through the booths, smelling or tasting the products. The Master Chefs from big restaurants or their senders are looking for fresh ingredients.
- 06 MarAdam in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
The Sweet Aroma of the City of Porto
The very beautiful Porto
The prosperity of the city is augmented by it’s wine making culture.
In Porto you can see every architecture style, from the oldest Romanesque churches to the Art Nouveau of the Majestic Cafe. The second largest city in Portugal did not have the access to the wealth of colonization, however, local leaders has brought important contributions to the city’s beauty.
- 03 MarAdam in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
Granadian Pearl of Alhambra
Alhambra ©Bert Kaufmann
The Alhambra is the most visited monument from the Moorish period.
Looking for a loot, The Berber prince Tarik Ibn Ziad, traveled across the Gibraltar along with his friends and supporters from North Africa in 711. In 2 weeks, he conquered Andalusia, opening a path to Moors to rule almost the entire peninsula. …
- 26 FebAdam in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
The Beauty of Madrid.
Coincidence is the best tourist guide of Madrid.
There are many things to see in Madrid, so many that every plan to visit a place fails. The best way to see Madrid is by going with the flow, letting fate guide you by walking the streets, relaxing at the cafes or tapas bars. …
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